Came to class today ready to learn and start March off on a good note preparing for Midterms at Morehouse College next week, to my surprise we had an unexpected special guest in class today. As one of my peers walked into the classroom with his child in arms he quickly explained to my professor that he couldn’t find a babysitter and had nobody else that could watch her. My professor Nathan Alexzander(Morehouse College) said, “No problem, in fact I will even hold her so you can take better notes in class.” And he did, in fact not only did he teach the entire lecture with the child in his arms but also stayed after class helping those with questions about today’s lecture with the child still in his arms as seen in the pictures.

Morehouse College is an all-male HBCU in Atlanta, Georgia, where father and student Wayne Hayer attends, CNN reports.

Hayer was nervous about bringing his daughter to algebra class, but with midterms approaching, he didn’t want to miss it.

Hayer, a senior kinesiology major, said:

“I was nervous to go to class. Morehouse is an all-male college and seeing me with a baby strapped to me would make all eyes be on me.”

“…part of my role and goal as educator is to provide opportunities for students. We work to build a community in class.”

Further, Alexander told CNN that baby Assata was well-behaved and that they “enjoyed having her energy in class.”

Although the professor has been receiving a lot of praise, he took a moment to shine a light on Hayer.

Alexander said:

“He works two jobs, is a full time student, is involved in leadership programs at school and is a parent. This photo serves as a reminder of what parents have to do every day and how important it is to have affordable childcare.”

Vaughn’s Facebook post of Alexander and Assata has gained over 2,000 shares and 6,000 reactions. Further, his Twitter post currently has over 75,000 retweets and over 306,500 likes.

Kudos to both the Professor and the dad!!! It is apparent that the Professor is the kind of man that will always step up to the plate to help out…even when lecturing and the dad demonstrated that no matter what obstacles arise, he’ll do what’s needed in any given situation. What outstanding role models they are…

That is the true meaning of “it takes a village to raise a child” and this professor is an amazing member of that village in this case. When so many people are worried about just trying to make it through the month with groceries and electricity, taking care of your children is an overwhelming priority and this young father made a tough choice of bringing her with him that could have gone the opposite way. Kudos to you Daddy and Professor for taking it in stride and showing the rest of the world that it was so easily handled.